Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Associate Director â Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to provide strategic leadership and deliver expert cost management services on a major, mission-critical hyperscale data center development.
Requirements
- Serve as the primary client-facing cost leader, providing strategic guidance and ensuring delivery excellence.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders, consultants, and delivery partners.
- Prepare and present executive-level commercial updates, recommendations, and strategic insights.
- Lead, mentor, and develop junior and mid-level team members, fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture.
- Lead the development and maintenance of detailed cost plans, estimates, and forecasts across design and delivery phases.
- Produce and present monthly cost reports, executive summaries, and financial updates.
- Ensure strong integration of cost, schedule, and scope to support holistic project control and predictability.
- Lead the establishment and implementation of cost governance frameworks and assurance processes.
- Lead procurement strategy development, advising on contracting approaches and commercial positioning.
- Oversee contractor and subcontractor pricing reviews, scope validation, and commercial negotiations.
- Manage and reconcile change orders, claims, post-contract variations, and final accounts.
- Provide commercial stewardship throughout the lifecycle, ensuring compliance with internal controls and best practices.
- Lead value engineering initiatives and cost optimization strategies across design and delivery.
- Drive cost risk analysis, scenario planning, contingency management, and sensitivity testing.
- Monitor market trendsâincluding escalation, labor availability, and material pricingâand communicate impacts to stakeholders.
- Ensure adherence to Turner & Townsend Business Management Systems and delivery methodologies.
- Champion benchmarking, data integrity, and continuous improvement of cost management tools and processes.
- Track and manage financial performance across commissions, including margin, forecasting, and resource planning.
- Support business development by identifying cross-selling opportunities, contributing to proposals, and expanding market relationships.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
